Disappointed with some of the public response to efforts to clean up Lamesa, local officials are taking a new approach and getting the youth of the community involved. Teenagers who skip school can be faced with fines for their truancy. Instead of families paying the $303 fine, teens can instead do community service. Officials are working together to use those students on Saturday mornings to pick up discarded trash across the city. “Most people can’t afford that (the $303 fine), so there is an alternative,” said Dawson County Justice of the Peace Larry Duyck. “I think it will let them (truant students) think ...